American Buckeye vs Milk Thistle Rust

Aesculus glabra compared with Puccinia mariana

Key Differences

• American Buckeye is Least Concern while Milk Thistle Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Buckeye	Milk Thistle Rust
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Aesculus	Puccinia
Species	Aesculus glabra	Puccinia mariana

Conservation Status

American Buckeye

LC — Least Concern

Milk Thistle Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Buckeye	Milk Thistle Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Buckeye

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in United States.

Milk Thistle Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in United Kingdom.

American Buckeye

The American Buckeye (Aesculus glabra) is a species in the genus Aesculus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.